Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra

Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra

Peter Morris has been our Musical Director since 2004.
He began his career as a cathedral chorister in Chester and Manchester, at Chetham’s School in Manchester and read music at Durham University. He came to the Midlands in 1969 as Director of Music at Bluecoat School, Walsall, and later held the same post at St. Peter’s School, Wolverhampton.

He was for many years Director of Music at St. Peter’s Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, and Chief Examiner for A-level General Studies. In 2000-2001 he was awarded the Medaille d’Honneur of the French National Association of Music and an MPhil at Keele University.  He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors, and an Honorary Fellow of Wolverhampton University. Among other positions he has held are Conductor of Walsall Choral Society (1977-2017), Borough Organist at Walsall Town Hall (2002 – 2024) and Chair of Wolverhampton City Music Education Hub (2013-2023) and is now Director of Music at Tettenhall Collegiate Church and Chair of the Lichfield Organists’ Association.